Short-term Host Families Needed!
ORGANIZATION: AIFS Foundation - Academic Year in America
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Academic Year in America (AYA) is seeking volunteer host families to welcome high school exchange students, ages 15-18, for 4-6 weeks. Students will attend your local high school, making it a seamless and enriching experience for everyone involved. Make a positive impact on a teenager's life while creating unforgettable memories. Hosting fosters lifelong friendships and expands your family's global awareness.
AYA welcomes diverse families from all backgrounds, with or without children, including empty nesters, retirees, single parents, and individuals. All you need is a willingness to share your home and heart with a young person from another country!
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About AIFS Foundation - Academic Year in America
Location:
1 HIGH RIDGE PARK, STAMFORD, CT 06905, US
Mission Statement
Academic Year in America (AYA) is one of the most respected exchange programs in the United States. Our mission is to promote worldwide understanding through cultural exchange. Our vision is to encourage and inspire our young people, families and volunteers to become considerate and forward thinking citizens of the world, and create dynamic educational opportunities where they can share beliefs and values across cultures.
Description
AYA is one of the most respected high school homestay programs in the U.S. AYA host families and exchange students share life-changing experiences, and we’re delighted to provide the opportunity. Since 1981, our professional network has been dedicated to helping students, families and communities as they build unforgettable memories, lasting friendship, and open lines of communication through cultural exchange. Academic Year in America believes strongly in the value and benefit of high school exchange for foreign students to learn about life in America and share their unique backgrounds and culture with folks in the U.S. Hosting a high school exchange student is an opportunity to build global skills and friendships for American families and their communities.
AYA is sponsored by the American Institute For Foreign Study (AIFS) Foundation, a not-for-profit organization founded in 1967 with the assistance of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Its mission is to promote worldwide understanding through cultural exchange. The Foundation awards grants to high schools for projects that encourage intercultural awareness. It also provides scholarships that enable young Americans to study and travel abroad.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Multiple locations Diamondhead, MS 39525
DATE POSTED
July 11, 2024
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 25
- Orientation or Training
- Host a student for 5 or 10 months or become a welcome a family for 4-8 weeks.
- Host families provide room and board and 3 quality meals a day and offer a safe and caring home environment for each students. Students will enroll at a local high school for the semester or year.